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SCMP Reporter

Actor Chapman To Man-chak who stars in the Infernal Affairs trilogy and Men Suddenly In Black  has spoken about his dark days caught up in the world of gambling.

In an interview with the educational website at www.saynotogambling. net/power, To recalled his time as a pathological gambler which left him heavily in debt. He eventually ran away to Taiwan.

He said loss of self-control, rather than loss of money, was the worst thing about gambling.

'And it drives you to keep on gambling, trying to get back what you lost,' he added.

The interview forms part of a campaign to stamp out gambling. The two-year programme was launched by Hong Kong Education City last year, with the aim of raising awareness among young people about the adverse effects of gambling.



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